Clark: December 27, 1805

December 27th Friday 1805. rained last night as usial and the greater part
of this day, the men Complete Chimneys & Bunks to day, in the evening
a Chief and 4 men Come of the Clotsop nation, Chief Co-ma wool we Sent out
R. Fields & Collins to hunt and order Drewyer, Shannon & Labiach
to Set out early to morrow to hunt,Jo Fields, Bratten, & Gibson
to make Salt at Point Addams,- Willard & Wiser, to assist them in
carrying the Kitties &c to the Ocian, and all the others to finish the
Pickets and gates. worm weather I Saw a Musquetor which I Showed Capt.
LewisThose Indians gave is, a black root they Call Shan-na-tah que
a kind of Licquerish which they rost in embers and Call Cul ho-mo, a black
berry the Size of a Cherry & Dried which they call Shel-well,all
of which they prise highly and make use of as food to live on, for which
Capt Lewis gave the chief a Cap of Sheep Skin and I his Son, ear bobs,
Piece of riben, a pice of brass, and 2 Small fishing hooks, of which they
were much pleased Those roots & berres, are greatfull to our Stomcks
as we have nothing to eate but Pore Elk meet, nearly Spoiled; & this
accident of Spoiled meet, is owing to wormth & the repeeted rains,
which cause the meet to tante before we Can get it from the woods
Musquetors troublesorn

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Friday 27th December 1805 rained last night as usial and the greater part
of this day. In the evening Co-mo wool the Chief and 4 men of the Clat Sop
nation they presented us a root which resembles the licquirish in Size and
taste, which they roste like a potato which they Call Cul ho-mo, also a
black root which is cured in a kill like the pash-a-co above; this root
has a Sweet taste and the natives are verry fond of itthey Call
this root Shaw-na-tah-que. also a dried berry about the size of a Chery
which they Call Shele well all those roots those Indians value highly and
give them verry Spearingly. in return for the above roots Capt Lewis gave
the Chief a Small piece of Sheap Skin to Ware on his head, I gave his Son
a par of ear bobs and a pece of ribon, and a Small piece of brass for
which they were much pleased.

Those roots and berries are timely and extreamly greatfull to our
Stomachs, as we have nothing to eate but Spoiled Elk meat, I Showed Capt
L. 2 Musquetors to day, or an insect So much the Size Shape and appearance
of a Musquetor that we Could observe no kind of differance.